Phases of the moon
Quiz by MARY MOORE
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- Q1Why do we have day and night?Because the Earth rotates on its axis.Because the Earth revolves around the Sun.Because of Earth's orbit.Because the moon revolves around earth.120s
- Q2When the side of earth you are on faces the sun_______________________________you have nightyou see the moonyou need to go to bedyou have daytime120s
- Q3Earth's axis is ___________________________________tilted at 23.5 degrees.tall and solidan imaginary line around the center of the earth.a real pole that the earth spins on120s
- Q4The earth ____________________ around the sun.rotatesaxisequatorrevolves120s
- Q5The earth's axisreflects the sun's rays.stands straight upgoes around the middle of the earth.goes from the north pole to the south pole120s
- Q6We have ___________________ because the earth revolves around the sun.axisseasonsequatorday and night120s
- Q7The moon is ___________________ than the other stars and planets even though it appears to be __________________.bigger; roundbigger; smallersmaller; biggersmaller; round120s
- Q8The moon looks bigger than the stars and other planets becauseit is so close to earthit has an axis.it is rotatingit is HUGE120s
- Q9The moon has ________________ gravity than earth.strongerhardermoreless120s
- Q10The moon gets it's light fromthe suna giant flashlightstarsearth120s
- Q11The moon orbits around ____________________________.the earththe milky wayother planetsstars120s
- Q12When you see a lit round circle in the sky you are looking ata half moona new moona whole moona full moon120s
- Q13When the moon is between a quarter moon and a full moon, it is called ahalf moon.gibbous mooncrescent moonnew moon120s
- Q14The next phase after the new moon is thecrescent moongibbous moonlast quarterfull moon120s
- Q15When the moon is growing we say it is _____________.crescentwaningnewwaxing120s